Piecing pump kit together - How's this look?

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[BigO AdministratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close BigO]

Looks like it should be fine, I think it will work nicely.

[Dangler Senior Administrator☼ Wizard ☼ White Tiger Award 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Dangler]

if you know the inside diameter of the tubes you are going to use, you would want a valved female, and a non valved male.
for example:
Quick Disconnect Hose Barb Fitting Body Valved 3 16 in Tube ID 1 8 in Flow Size Acetal - Valved Hose Barb Bodies from Cole-Parmer

and
Quick Disconnect Hose Barb Insert Straight through 3 16 in Tube ID 1 8 in Flow Size Acetal - Straight through Hose Barb Inserts from Cole-Parmer

these are for tubing with i.d. of 3/16"
if you i.d. is 1/4", these would not seal very good.
note: these are "barbed" fittings. If one of them needs to be a screw/threadedfitting, then you'll need to hunt about.

[closed149 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close closed149]

Thanks guys,

Dangler, I found some 1/4" valved female and nonvalved male adapters on that same site.
Here: http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/Qu...al/EW-06360-65

and here:http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/Qu...al/EW-06360-80

You mentioned that I'll need either barbed or threadfitting fittings, well I read about the pump hose and it mentions "tapered adapters".. then I looked at the picture closely...



These are barbed fittings right? But are the ones next to them the tapered fittings?

[Dangler Senior Administrator☼ Wizard ☼ White Tiger Award 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Dangler]

yes they be barbed fittin's

[closed149 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close closed149]

So then I should get the 2 fittings that I linked to right? Will they work with the cylinder?

[Dangler Senior Administrator☼ Wizard ☼ White Tiger Award 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Dangler]

the fittings , female, on my cylinders are 5/16", thats inside diameter of the opening. they are threaded into the top of the cylinder & are "valved".
A 5/16" male, od, would mate, just right.
Now, dont confuse the part size which mates with the tubing. Thats a different measrement.
Look, you may mis order, but how else to ya get handson experience? I got all kinds of odds & ends due to not knowing what to measure here & there, but hey, it is only money ! When success arrives, you'll be all the better.
Now go order some chit & keep your fingers crossed, lol.

[closed149 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close closed149]

Thanks for your help Dangler, I sent LeLuv a message asking for more detail on size specs. I'll figure it all out.

[Pesfun Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pesfun]

Pry....Can you tell me what male fitting worked with the LeLuv cylinder, I also am going to piece a kit together.

Thanks in advance

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

The female fitting looked like a standard fitting. Check out McMaster Carr part no 501k71. It fit my ValSeal, BostonPump and LAPump cylinders it fits 1/4 inch tubing. There are ethers for different size tubing. It costs under $2 and shipping is regular USPS, about $0.85.